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Constitutional Court dismisses Public Prosecutor's appeal against a company's declaration of unconstitutional law. The court rejects the appeal, upholding the general binding force of the prior declaration of unconstitutionality. The court ruled that the appeal lacks merit given the established precedent. The decision affirms the binding nature of previous unconstitutionality declarations. The court maintains the general binding force of the prior ruling. The appeal is dismissed due to lack of merit. The court upholds the general binding force of the prior declaration. The decision confirms the binding nature of the previous ruling. The court rejects the appeal based on the established precedent.

Case Number 310/93
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court of Portugal dismissed the Public Prosecutor's appeal against a company regarding a declaration of unconstitutionality with general binding force. The Public Prosecutor argued against the application of the prior ruling, while the company maintained its validity. The court decided to reject the appeal because the prior declaration of unconstitutionality already established the general binding force required by law.

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Art. 281.º, n.º 1, alínea b), da Constituição da República Portuguesa; Art. 281.º, n.º 2, da Constituição da República Portuguesa: The declaration of unconstitutionality with general binding force established in a prior decision remains valid and binding for all parties and authorities.

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declaration of unconstitutionality general binding force Public Prosecutor appeal Constitutional Court decision binding precedent effect

Cited Legislation

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Art. 281.º, n.º 1, alínea b), da Constituição da República Portuguesa
Art. 281.º, n.º 2, da Constituição da República Portuguesa

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão nº 805/93
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664/93
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Acórdão 57/94

ACÓRDÃO N° 57/94

Processo nº 310/93

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrida A., Lda., fazendo aplicação do caso da declaração de inconstitucionalidade com força obrigatória geral, constante do acórdão nº 805/93, publicado no Diário da Republica, I Série-A, de 4 de Janeiro de 1994, decide-se negar provimento ao recurso

Lisboa, 19 de Janeiro de 1994

Luís Nunes de Almeida

Guilherme da Fonseca

Messias Bento

José de Sousa e Brito

Bravo Serra

Fernando Alves Correia

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa